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1 WILLIAM ALAN MONTEVECCHI University Research Professor Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology Program Departments of Psychology and Biology and Ocean Sciences Centre Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X9 Canada Tel: Fax: Cell: Website:

2 William Alan Montevecchi 2 Contents Personal Information 3 Education 3 Academic Positions 3 Awards/Recognition 3 National/International Committees 4 Publications 5 Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications 5 Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Submitted 13 Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters 14 Edited Peer-Reviewed Volumes 15 Books Monographs 15 Media Productions 15 Other Publications (Selected) 16 Research Funding 18 Training of Highly Qualified Personnel 24 Post-Doctoral Fellows 24 Graduate and BSc Honours Students 24 Invited Lectures, Keynote Presentations (Selected) 29 Editorial Review Activities 31 Teaching Activities 31 Educational/Conservation Outreach and Media Activity 32 Radio/TV interviews (recent selected) 32 Thesis, Comprehensive Examinations 33 Provincial/University Committees (selected) 34

3 William Alan Montevecchi 3 Personal Information Education PhD (1975) MSc (1971) BA (1969) High School (1964) Psychobiology Institute of Animal Behavior Rutgers University Newark, New Jersey Psychology (Animal Behavior) Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana Psychology Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts St. John's Preparatory School Danvers, Massachusetts Academic Positions University Research Professor (2005-present) Memorial University of Newfoundland Research Associate (2003-present) Museum Comparative Zoology Harvard Univ Cross-Appointment (1981-present) Ocean Sciences Centre Memorial University Cross-Appointment (1988-present) Biology Department Memorial University Chair ( ) Cognitive Behavioural Ecology (CABE) Memorial Chair ( ) Biopsychology Programme Memorial University Full Professor (1986) Psychology Department Memorial University Visiting Scientist ( ) Oceanography Department Dalhousie University Exchange Fellow (1985) Zoologisk Museum University of Bergen Visiting Scientist ( ) Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard Univ Associate Professor ( ) Psychology Department, Memorial University Assistant Professor (1975) Psychology Department Memorial University US Public Health Service Fellow ( ) Institute of Animal Behavior Rutgers University Nature Newfoundland Labrador 2011 Tuck Walters Award Awards/Recognition University Research Professor MUN (2005-present, $20,000) Ocean Net Local Hero Award (2008) Newfoundland/Labrador Ambassador (2005) Avalon Convention Bureau Award (2000) [Living on the Edge International Millennium Meeting - Birds 2000] Dean of Science Teaching Award (2000, 2004; $9,000) City of St. John s Admiral s Award (2000) Aldrich Public Awareness of Science (1993; $1,500) Elective Member (1986)

4 William Alan Montevecchi 4 [American Ornithologists' Union] Memorial - Bergen Exchange Fellow (1985) Tulane University Assistantship ( ) National/International Committees Nature Conservancy Canada - Atlantic Director ( ) Bird Studies Canada National Science Advisory Council Biodiversity Research Institute, Science Council (2002-present) (2011-present) COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) ( ) NSERC Ecology and Earth Science Fellowships Selection Panel ( , ) Scientific Consultant Nunasiavut Government ( ) Transport Canada/Canadian Coast Guard [NL Oil Spill Response ( ) Advisory Committee] Vice-President and Member NSERC Selection Committee Strategic Projects - Healthy Environments ( ) NSERC Doctoral Prize Selection Panel (2004) SSHRC/NSERC Coasts Under Stress East Coast Co-Chair ( ) (MUN and UVIC) Census of Marine Life - Gulf of Maine Co-Chair (2001) [Large Marine Predators Pilot Survey] World Wildlife Fund Endangered Species Recovery Committee ( ) Canadian Nature Federation Grant Selection Committee (2000) [Important Bird Areas] Organizer/Chair, Scientific Program, Local Committees ( ) [International Millennium Meeting American, British, Canadian Ornithologists Unions - Birds 2000] Chair, Harlequin Duck Endangered Species Recovery Team ( ) Scientific Expert Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office ( ) [Low-Level Military Flying and Wildlife Disturbance in Labrador] Scientific Advisor Labrador Métis Association (1998) Executive Council Society of Canadian Ornithologists ( , ) Canadian Nature Federation Board of Directors ( )

5 William Alan Montevecchi 5 Vice-President s Review Committee [Biology Mount Allison University] (1997) Scientific Expert, Canada/Newfoundland Terra Nova Offshore Oil Panel (1997) NSERC Collaborative Project Grants Selection Panel/Life Sciences ( ) Chair, Research Awards Committee Canadian Society of Ornithologists ( ) Scientific Advisor Innu Nation ( ) Publications Note: I have 175 peer-reviewed publications, 9submitted peer-reviewed manuscripts, 13 peer reviewed book chapters, 5 edited peer-reviewed volumes; 11 media productions, 4 books/monographs, 116 non-refereed publications; total publications = 333. Underlined names indicate graduate, undergraduate student, postdoctoral and colleague co-authors whom I supervised or co-supervised. Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Bond AL, WA Montevecchi, N Guse, PM Regular, S Garthe, J-F Rail (2012) Marine debris in the nests of a large colonial seabird is related to fishing effort. Marine Pollution Bulletin 64: DOI: /j.marpolbul Buren AD, M Koen-Alonso, WA Montevecchi (2012) Linking predator diet and prey availability: Common murre and capelin in the Northwest Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 445: Burke CM, WA Montevecchi, FK Wiese (2012) Inadequate environmental monitoring around offshore oil and gas platforms on the Grand Bank of Eastern Canada: Are marine birds at risk? Journal of Environmental Management: 104: Davoren GK, P Penton, CM Burke, WA Montevecchi (2012) Linking water temperature, the timing of capelin spawning and seabird diets to monitor ocean climate in northeastern Newfoundland. ICES Journal of Marine Science doi: /icesjms/fss032 Fort J, E Pettex, Y Tremblay, S-H Lorentsen, S Garthe, S Votier, JB Pons, F Siorat, RW Furness, JW Grecian, S Bearhop, WA Montevecchi, D Grémillet (2012) Meta-population evidence of oriented chain-migration in Northern gannets. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment doi: / Heath J, WA Montevecchi, D Esler (2012) A method for quantifying consistency in animal distributions using survey data. PLOS ONE (in press) Hedd A, WA Montevecchi, H Otley, RA Phillips, DA Fifield (2012) Trans equatorial migration and spatio temporal habitat use of post breeding Sooty Shearwaters Puffinus griseus in the Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 449: [doi: /meps09538] Lewison R, D Oro, B Godley, L Underhill, S Bearhop, RP Wilson, D Ainley, JM Arcos, PD Boersma, P Borboroglu, T Boulinier, M Frederiksen, M Genovart, J González-Solís, JA Green, D Grémillet, KC Hamer, GM Hilton, KD Hyrenbach, A Martínez-Abraín, WA Montevecchi, RA Phillips, PG Ryan, P Sagar, WJ Sydeman, S Wanless, Y Watanuki, H Weimerskirch, P Yorio (2012) Research Priorities for seabirds: Improving seabird conservation and management in the 21st century. Endangered Species Research 17: [doi: /esr00419]

6 William Alan Montevecchi 6 Penton PM, GK Davoren, WA Montevecchi, D Andrews. (2012) Beach and demersal spawning of capelin on the northeast Newfoundland coast: Egg development and mortality. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90: Montevecchi WA, DA Fifield, CM Burke, S Garthe, A Hedd, JF Rail, GJ Robertson (2011) Tracking longdistance migration to assess marine pollution impact. Biology Letters 8: doi: /rsbl Montevecchi WA, A Hedd, L McFarlane-Tranquilla, DA Fifield, CM Burke, PM Regular, GK Davoren, S Garthe, AJ Gaston, GJ Robertson, RA Philips (2011) Tracking seabirds to identify ecologically important and high risk marine areas. Biological Conservation doi: /j.biocon Burke CM, WA Montevecchi, A Hedd, PM Regular (2011) Arctic fox disturbance at world s largest Common Murre colony. Arctic 64: Garthe S, WA Montevecchi, GK Davoren (2011) Changes in prey fields trigger different foraging tactics in a large central-place foraging marine predator. Limnology and Oceanography 56: Gaston, AJ, PA Smith, L McFarlane-Tranquilla, WA Montevecchi, DA Fifield, HG Gilchrist, A Hedd, ML Mallory, GJ Robertson, RA Phillips (2011) Movements and wintering areas of breeding age Brünnich s Guillemot from two colonies in Nunavut, Canada. Marine Biology 158: Hedd A, WA Montevecchi, L McFarlane Tranquilla, CM Burke, DA Fifield, GJ Robertson, RA Phillips, C Gjerdrum, PM Regular (2011) Reducing uncertainty on the Grand Bank: Tracking and vessel surveys indicate mortality risks for Common Murres in the Northwest Atlantic. Animal Conservation 14: doi: /j x Regular PM, Hedd A, WA Montevecchi (2011) Fishing in the dark: A pursuit-diving seabird modifies foraging behaviour in response to nocturnal light levels. PLoS ONE 6(10): e doi: /journal.pone Davoren GK, S Garthe, WA Montevecchi, S Benvenuti (2010) Influence of prey behaviour and other predators on the foraging activities of a marine avian predator in a Low Arctic ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series 404: Gaston, AJ, DF Bertram, A Boyne, J Chardine, GK Davoren, AW Diamond, HG Gilchrist, JM Hipfner, MJF Lemon, ML Mallory, A Hedd, WA Montevecchi, J-F Rail, GJ Robertson (2010) Seabirds as ecosystem indicators. Environmental Reviews 17: Hedd A, DA Fifield, CM Burke, WA Montevecchi, L McFarlane-Tranquilla, PM Regular, AD Buren, GJ Robertson (2010) Seasonal variation in foraging niches of Atlantic puffins: Evidence from stable isotopes. Aquatic Biology 9: McFarlane Tranquilla L, A Hedd, CM Burke, WA Montevecchi, PM Regular, GJ Robertson, L Stapleton, S Wilhelm, DA Fifield, A Buren (2010) High Arctic sea ice conditions influence marine birds wintering in Low Arctic regions. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 89: Regular PM, GK Davoren, A Hedd, WA Montevecchi (2010) Crepuscular foraging by a pursuit-diving seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series 415: Regular PM, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi, F Shuhood, T Power, D Ballam, JF Piatt (2010) Relative importance of human activities and climate driving Common Murre population trends in the Northwest Atlantic. Polar Biology 33: DOI /s

7 William Alan Montevecchi 7 Montevecchi WA, S Benvenuti, S Garthe, GK Davoren, DA Fifield (2009) Flexible tactics of an opportunistic seabird preying capelin and salmon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 385: Montevecchi WA, L McFarlane-Tranquilla, PA Smith, AD Buren, CM Burke, DA Fifield, A Hedd (2009) Attending to device effects in studies of avian movement ecology. Science E-letter: 23 April 2009 Burke CM, WA Montevecchi (2009) The foraging decisions of a central place foraging seabird in response to fluctuations in local prey conditions. Journal of Zoology 278: Hedd A, WA Montevecchi, GK Davoren, DA Fifield (2009) Parental diet, distribution of Leach s Storm- Petrel in the Northwest Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87: doi: /Z Hedd A, PM Regular, WA Montevecchi, CM Burke, AD Buren, DA Fifield (2009) Going deep: Murres dive in sub-0 C water for aggregated, slow-moving capelin. Marine Biology 156: Regular PM, F Shuhood, T Power, WA Montevecchi, GJ Robertson, D Ballam, JF Piatt, B Nakashima. (2009) Murres, capelin and oceanic climate: Inter-annual associations across a decadal shift. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 156: DOI /s Burke CM, WA Montevecchi (2008) Fish and chicks: Forage fish and chick success in two co-existing auks. Waterbirds 313: Heath JP, WA Montevecchi (2008) Differential use of similar habitat by Harlequin Ducks: Tradeoffs and implications for critical habitat. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: Heath JP, WA Montevecchi, GJ Robertson (2008) Foraging effort on multiple time scales: Responses to different l conditions by wintering Harlequin Ducks. In: GJ Robertson, PW Thomas, J-P Savard, KA Hobson (Editors) Harlequin Ducks in the NW Atlantic. Waterbirds 31 (Special Publication 2): Montevecchi WA (2007) Binary responses of Northern Gannets (Sula bassana) to changing food web and oceanographic conditions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 352: Barrett RT, CJ Camphuysen, J Chardine, T Anker-Nilssen, RW Furness, S Garthe, O Hüppop, M Leopold, WA Montevecchi, RR Veit (2007) Sampling methods for seabird dietary studies. ICES Journal of Marine Science 64: Chaulk KG, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi (2007) Landscape and sea ice conditions and nesting eider abundance in northern Labrador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: Davoren GK, C May, P Penton, B Reinfort, AD Buren, CM Burke, W Montevecchi, D Andrews, C Rose- Taylor, T Bell, JT Anderson, M Koen-Alonso, S Garthe (2007) Ecosystem research on capelin in the NW Atlantic. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Science 39: Garthe S, WA Montevecchi, GK Davoren (2007) Flight destinations, foraging behavior of gannets preying on forage fish in a Low Arctic system. Deep Sea Research II 54: Barrett RT, G Chapdelaine, T Anker-Nilsson, A Mosbech, WA Montevecchi, J Reid, RR Veit (2006) Atlantic seabird prey consumption. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63: Chaulk K, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi (2006) Extinction, colonization, distribution of eiders nesting in a fragmented landscape. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84:

8 William Alan Montevecchi 8 Davoren GK, JT Anderson, WA Montevecchi (2006) Shoal behaviour, maturity of spawning capelin off Newfoundland: demersal spawning, diel vertical movement patterns. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: Garthe S, WA Montevecchi, G Chapdelaine, J-F Rail, A Hedd (2006) Contrasting foraging tactics of seabirds in different oceanographic domains. Marine Biology 151: Heath JP, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi (2006) Population structure of breeding Harlequin Ducks and predation risk. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: Hedd A, WA Montevecchi (2006) Diet and trophic position of Leach s Storm-Petrel during breeding and molt, inferred from stable isotope analysis of feathers. Marine Ecology Progress Series 322: Veit RR, WA Montevecchi (2006) The influences of global climate change on marine birds. Acta Zooligica Sinica 52 (Supplement): Chaulk KG, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi, PC Ryan (2005) Aspects of Common Eiders nesting ecology in Labrador. Arctic 58: Chaulk KG, GJ Robertson, BT Collins, WA Montevecchi (2005) Recent population increases in Common Eiders nesting in Labrador. Journal of Wildlife Management 69: Davoren GK, WA Montevecchi (2005) Did signals from seabirds indicate changes in capelin biology? A reply. Marine Ecology Progress Series 285: Dolan AH, M Taylor, B Neis, J Eyles, R Ommer, DC Schneider, WA Montevecchi (2005) Environmental and social restructuring and health in Canadian coastal communities. Ecohealth 2: 1-15 Stenhouse IJ, HG Gilchrist, WA Montevecchi (2005) An experimental study of the anti-predator behaviour of Sabine's Gulls during breeding. Journal of Ethology 23: Stenhouse IJ, HG Gilchrist, WA Montevecchi (2005) Factors affecting nest-site selection of Sabine s Gulls in eastern Canadian Arctic. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: Chaulk KG, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi (2004) Breeding range update for three seabird species in Labrador. Northeastern Naturalist 11: Chaulk KG, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi (2004) Regional and annual variability in Common Eider nesting ecology. Polar Research 23: Garthe, S, WA Montevecchi, U Ojowksi, IJ Stenhouse (2004) European immigrants in the New World: Diets of Northern Fulmar chicks in the W Atlantic. Polar Biology 27: Stenhouse IJ, HG Gilchrist, WA Montevecchi (2004) Reproductive investment and parental roles in Sabine's Gulls Xema sabini. Journal of Ethology 22: Davoren GK, WA Montevecchi (2003) Consequences of foraging trip duration on provisioning behaviour and fledging condition of Common Murres. Journal of Avian Biology 34: Davoren GK, WA Montevecchi (2003) Signals from seabirds indicate changing biology of capelin biology. Marine Ecology Progress Series 258:

9 William Alan Montevecchi 9 Davoren G, W Montevecchi, J Anderson (2003) Distributional patterns of a marine bird and prey: habitat selection based on prey and conspecific behaviour. Marine Ecology Progress Series 256: Davoren GK, WA Montevecchi, JT Anderson (2003) Search strategies of a pursuit-diving seabird and the persistence of prey patches. Ecological Monographs 73: Davoren GK, WA Montevecchi, JT Anderson (2003) Influence of fish behaviour on search strategies of Common Murres in the NW Atlantic. Marine Ornithology 31: Dominguez L, WA Montevecchi, J Brazil, NM Burgess, KA Hobson (2003) Reproductive success, contaminants, diets of nesting Bald Eagles in Placentia and Bonavista Bays, Newfoundland. Journal of Raptor Research 39: Garthe S, S Benvenuti, WA Montevecchi (2003) Temporal patterns of foraging activities of Northern Gannets in the NW Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: Mactavish B, JE Maunder, WA Montevecchi, J Wells, D Fifield (2003) Checklist - Birds of Insular Newfoundland and Continental Waters. Newfoundland Labrador Natural History Society, St. John s Thompson I, D Larsen, W Montevecchi (2003) Characterization of old wet boreal forests: an example from western Newfoundland fir forests. Environmental Review 11: S23-S46 Montevecchi WA, D Cairns, RA Myers (2002) Predation on marine-phase Atlantic salmon by gannets in the Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59: Carscadden JE, WA Montevecchi, GK Davoren, B Nakashima (2002) Trophic relationships among capelin and seabirds. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences 59: Davoren, GK, WA Montevecchi, JT Anderson (2002) Scale-dependent associations of predators and prey: constraints imposed by flightless of Common Murres during pre- and post-breeding periods. Marine Ecology Progress Series 245: Ochoa-Acuna, H, WA Montevecchi (2002) Basal metabloic rate of adult Leach s Storm-Petrels during incubation. Waterbirds 25: Stenhouse IJ, HG Gilchrist, WA Montevecchi (2001) Reproductive biology of Sabine s Gull on South Hampton Island, Eastern Canadian Arctic. Condor 103: Wiese FK, WA Montevecchi, GK Davoren, F Huettman, AW Diamond, J Linke. (2001) Seabirds at risk around oil platforms. Marine Pollution Bulletin 42: Garthe S, S Benvenuti, WA Montevecchi (2000) Pursuit-plunging by gannets. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences 267: Gosse JW, WA Montevecchi (2000) Relative abundances of woodland birds of prey in western Newfoundland. Canadian Field-Naturalist 115: Setterington MA, ID Thompson, WA Montevecchi (2000) Woodpecker abundance and habitat use in mature fir forests in Newfoundland. Journal of Wildlife Management 64: Stenhouse IJ, WA Montevecchi (2000) Habitat use by Leach s Storm-Petrels on Great Island, Newfoundland: importance of sociality. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:

10 William Alan Montevecchi 10 Stenhouse IJ, GJ Robertson, WA Montevecchi (2000) Herring Gull predation on Leach s Storm-Petrels breeding on Great Island, Newfoundland. Atlantic Seabirds 2: Tasker ML, K Camphuysen, J Cooper, S Garthe, WA Montevecchi, S Blaber (2000) Effects of fisheries on marine birds. ICES Journal of Marine Science 57: Whitaker DM, A Carroll, WA Montevecchi (2000) Elevated numbers of flying insects and insectivorous birds in riparian buffer strips. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: Broders H, S Mahoney, W Montevecchi, W Davidson (1999) Population genetic structure and effects of founder events on genetic variability of moose. Molecular Ecology 8: Lewis K, WA Montevecchi (1999) Predation on different-sized quail eggs in an artificial nest study in western Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77: Rodway MS, JW Chardine, WA Montevecchi (1999) Intra-colony variation in breeding performance of Atlantic Puffins. Colonial Waterbirds 21: Stenhouse IJ, WA Montevecchi (1999) Increasing and expanding populations of breeding Northern Fulmars in the Northwest Atlantic. Colonial Waterbirds 22: Stenhouse IJ, WA Montevecchi (1999) Indirect effects of forage fish availability and discards: Gull predation on breeding storm-petrels. Marine Ecology Progress Series 184: Thompson I, H Hogan, WA Montevecchi (1999) Avian communities of mature balsam fir forests: Agedependence, implications for harvesting. Condor 101: Whitaker DM, WA Montevecchi (1999) Breeding bird assemblages along undisturbed shorelines and riparian buffer strips. Journal of Wildlife Management 63: Regehr H, M Rodway, WA Montevecchi (1998) Anti-predator benefits of nest-site selection by Blacklegged Kittiwakes. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76: Rodway M, JW Gosse, I Fong, W.A. Montevecchi (1998) Discovery of a Harlequin Duck nest in eastern North America. Wilson Bulletin 110: Montevecchi WA, RA Myers (1997) Oceanographic influences on gannet populations, diets in the NW Atlantic: Climate implications. ICES Journal of Marine Science 54: Regehr H, WA Montevecchi (1997) Influences of food shortage and predation on kittiwake breeding failure: Indirect fisheries effects. Marine Ecology Progress Series 155: Whitaker D, W Montevecchi (1997) Effects of riparian and non-riparian edges on breeding birds in Newfoundland balsam fir forests. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research 27: Montevecchi WA, RA Myers (1996) Dietary changes of seabirds reflect shifts in pelagic food webs. Sarsia 80: Friesen, VL, WA Montevecchi, A Baker, RT Barrett, WS Davidson. (1996) Population differentiation and evolution in the Common Guillemot. Molecular Ecology 5: Friesen VL, WA Montevecchi, R Barrett, W Davidson. (1996) Molecular evidence for kin groups in absence of large scale genetic differentiation in a migratory bird. Evolution: 50:

11 William Alan Montevecchi 11 Rodway M, WA Montevecchi (1996) Sampling techniques for assessing the diets of Atlantic Puffin chicks. Marine Ecology Progress Series 144: Rodway M, WA Montevecchi, J Chardine. (1996) Effects of researcher disturbance on the breeding performance of Atlantic Puffins. Biological Conservation 76: Russell J, WA Montevecchi. (1996) Predation on adult Puffins Fratercula arctica by Great Black-backed Gulls Larus marinus at a Newfoundland colony. Ibis 138: Sklepkovych BO, WA Montevecchi (1996) The effects of food availability on caching behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes. Arctic 49: Stenhouse IJ, WA Montevecchi (1996) Winter distribution and "wrecks" of Dovekies in the Northwest Atlantic. Sula 10: Whitaker DM, WA Montevecchi, J Gosse (1996) Breeding season irruptions of Rough-legged Hawks (Buteo lagopus) on insular Newfoundland. Arctic 49: Montevecchi WA, RA Myers (1995) Prey harvests of seabirds reflect pelagic fish and squid abundance on multiple space and time scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 117: 1-9 Steele D, WA Montevecchi (1994) Leach's Storm-Petrels prey on lower mesopelagic crustaceans: Implications for avian and crustacean distributions. Crustacea 66: Montevecchi WA (1993) Birds as indicators of changes in marine prey stocks. Pp in: R Furness, J Greenwood (Eds) Bird Monitors of Environmental Change. Chapman Hall, London Montevecchi WA (1993) Seabird indication of squid stocks. Journal of Cephalopod Biology 2: Friesen VL, RT Barrett, WA Montevecchi, W Davidson (1993) Molecular identification of a backcross between a female Common Murre x Thick-billed Murre hybrid (Uria aalge x U. lomvia) and a male Common Murre. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71: Friesen VL, WA Montevecchi, WS Davidson. (1993) Cytochrome b nucleotide sequence variation among the Atlantic Alcidae. Hereditas 119: Howes LA, WA Montevecchi (1993) Population trends of gulls and terns in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71: Montevecchi WA, VL Birt-Friesen, D Cairns (1992) Reproductive energetics and prey harvest by Leach's Storm-Petrels in the NW Atlantic. Ecology 73: Birt T, VL Birt-Friesen, JM Green, WA Montevecchi, W Davidson (1992) Cytochrome b sequence variation among parrots. Hereditas 117: Birt-Friesen VL, WA Montevecchi, A Gaston, W Davidson (1992) Genetic structure of Thick-billed Murre populations - direct amplified DNA sequence analysis. Evolution 46: Burness G, WA Montevecchi (1992) Oceanographic-related variation in the bone sizes of Great Auks. Polar Biology 11:

12 William Alan Montevecchi 12 Montevecchi WA (1991) Incidence and types of plastic in gannet nests in the NW Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: Montevecchi WA, A Berruti. (1991) Avian indication of pelagic fisheries and trophic changes in the SE and NW Atlantic. Acta 20 Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici, Cairns DK, G Chapdelaine WA Montevecchi (1991) Prey harvest by seabirds in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Pages in: J Therriault (Editor) Gulf of St. Lawrence: Small Ocean or Big Estuary? Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 113 Hobson KA, WA Montevecchi (1991) Stable isotopic determination of the trophic relationships of Great Auks. Oecologia 87: Howe ML, WA Montevecchi, FM Rabinowitz, MJ Stones (1991) Modeling adaptation in the next generation: Developmental perspective. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 14: Montevecchi WA, AK Hufthammer (1990) Zoo-archaeological implications of prehistoric seabird distributions along the Norwegian coast. Arctic 43: Barrett R, N Røv, J Loen, WA Montevecchi (1990) Diets of Shags and Cormorants in Norway - implications for Gadoid stock recruitment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 66: Cairns DK, WA Montevecchi, VL Birt, SA Macko (1990) Energy expenditures, activity budgets, prey harvest of breeding Common Murres. Studies in Avian Biology 14: Montevecchi WA, R Vaughan (1989) Ontogeny of thermal independence in nestling gannets. Ornis Scandinavica 20: Birt-Friesen VL, WA Montevecchi, DK Cairns, SA Macko (1989) Activity specific metabolic rates of free living seabirds with emphasis on Northern Gannets. Ecology 70: Sklepkovych BO, WA Montevecchi (1989) World's largest colony of Leach's Storm-Petrels on Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland. American Birds 43: Montevecchi WA, DK Cairns, VL Birt (1988) Migration of post-smolt Atlantic salmon off Newfoundland: tag recoveries from seabirds. Canadian Journal of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences 45: Birt VL, WA Montevecchi, WS Davidson (1988) A novel DNA probe for seabird population studies (abstract). Genome 30 (Supplement): 371 Storey AE, WA Montevecchi, H Andrews, N Sims (1988) Nest-site selection: comparison of predator and flood avoidance in four species of marsh birds. Journal of Comparative Psychology 102: Montevecchi, WA, RT Barrett (1987) Prey selection by gannets at breeding colonies in Norway. Ornis Scandinavica 18: Montevecchi WA, RT Barrett, F Rikardsen, K-B Strannn (1987) Population and reproductive status of gannets in Norway, Fauna Norvegica Series C 10: Montevecchi WA, VL Birt, DK Cairns (1987) Dietary changes of seabirds associated with local fisheries failures. Biological Oceanography 5:

13 William Alan Montevecchi 13 Montevecchi WA, DK Cairns, AE Burger, R Elliot, J Wells (1987) Status of Black-headed Gulls in Newfoundland and Labrador. American Birds 41: Montevecchi WA, A Maccarone (1987) Effects of a Great Horned Owl decoy on the feeding behavior of adult and juvenile Gray Jays. Journal of Field Ornithology 58: Montevecchi WA, JF Piatt (1987) Dehydration effects on the energy determinations of seabird prey. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65: Birt VL, T Birt, D Goulet, DK Cairns, WA Montevecchi (1987) Ashmole's halo: Direct evidence for prey depletion by a seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series 40: Cairns DK, K Bredin, WA Montevecchi (1987) Activity budgets and foraging ranges of Common Murres. Auk 104: Kirkham IR, WA Montevecchi, J Lien, BO Sklepkovych, R Butler (1987) Damage to Leach's Storm- Petrels' feet. Ornis Scandinavica 18: Cairns DK, K Bredin, VL Birt, WA Montevecchi (1986) Electronic activity recorders for aquatic birds. Journal of Wildlife Management 51: Maccarone A, WA Montevecchi (1986) Gray Jay food choice. Bird Behaviour 6: Montevecchi WA, BO Sklepkovych (1985) Food caching by foxes - a selfish strategy. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 14: Kirkham IR, P McLaren, WA Montevecchi (1985) Foods and foraging patterns of gannets off Newfoundland and Labrador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61: Montevecchi WA (1984) Status of terns nesting on Newfoundland. Colonial Waterbirds 6: 90 Montevecchi WA, JF Piatt (1984) Composition, energy content of inshore spawning capelin: Implications for seabird predators. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology A 67: Montevecchi WA, RE Ricklefs, IR Kirkham, D Gabaldon (1984) Growth energetics of nestling gannets. Auk 101: Montevecchi W, J Wells (1984) Fledging success of Northern Gannets from different types of nest sites. Bird Behaviour 5: Montevecchi WA, J Wells (1984) Northern Gannet colony at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland expands to mainland. American Birds 38: Montevecchi WA, J Wells (1984) Two new specimen records for insular Newfoundland: Barnacle Goose and Tricolored Heron. American Birds 38: Ricklefs RE, D Gabaldon, WA Montevecchi (1984) Postnatal development of gannets and the general relationship between growth rate and adult size. Ornis Scandinavica 15: Montevecchi WA, IR Kirkham, DD Roby, K Brink (1983) Size, composition, energy of storm-petrel eggs - precocial-altricial position. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61: Kirkham IR, WA Montevecchi (1983) Growth and thermal development in the Northern Gannet in Atlantic Canada. Colonial Waterbirds 5: 66-72

14 William Alan Montevecchi 14 Kirkham IR, WA Montevecchi (1982) Breeding birds of Funk Island. American Birds 36: Montevecchi WA, B Mactavish, IR Kirkham (1981) First North American photographic record of the Redwing (Turdus iliacus). American Birds 35: 147 Maccarone A, WA Montevecchi (1981) Predation and caching of seabirds by Red Foxes on Baccalieu Island. Canadian Field-Naturalist 95: Montevecchi WA (1979) Predator prey interactions between ravens and kittiwakes. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 47: Montevecchi WA, M Impekoven, A Segré-Terkel, CG Beer (1979) Seasonal timing and dispersion of egg laying among Laughing Gulls. Ibis 121: Ricklefs RE, WA Montevecchi (1979) Size, organic composition and energy content of Gannet eggs. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology A 62: Montevecchi WA (1978) Nest-site selection and its survival value among Laughing Gulls. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 4: Montevecchi WA (1978) Tonic immobility of Herring Gull chicks. Condor 80: Montevecchi WA (1978) Corvids using objects to displace gulls from nests. Condor 80: 349 Montevecchi WA, P Noel (1978) Temporal effects of mirror image stimulation on pecking and calling among isolate, pair and group-reared chicks. Behavioral Biology 23: Montevecchi WA, E Blundon, G Coombs, JM Porter, P Rice (1978) Northern Fulmar range extension - Baccalieu Island. Canadian Field-Naturalist 92(1): (cover photograph) Ricklefs RE, D Hahn, WA Montevecchi (1978) Organic material and calories in the eggs and chicks of Coturnix Quail and Laughing Gulls. Auk 95: Montevecchi WA (1977) Predation in a Laughing Gull colony. Auk 94: Montevecchi WA (1976) Field experiments on the adaptive significance of avian eggshell pigmentation. Behaviour 58: Montevecchi WA (1976) Egg size and predatory behaviour of crows. Behaviour 57: Montevecchi WA (1976) Eggshell removal by Laughing Gulls. Bird-Banding 47: Montevecchi WA, J Burger (1975) Aspects of the reproductive biology of Northern Diamondback Terrapins. American Midland Naturalist 93: Burger J, WA Montevecchi (1975) Nest-site selection in Malaclemys terrapin. Copeia 1975: Montevecchi WA (1974) Ring Dove eggshell removal. Wilson Bulletin 86: Montevecchi WA, GG Gallup Jr, W Dunlap (1973) Peep vocalizations of domestic chicks (Gallus domesticus): Its relation to fear. Animal Behaviour 21:

15 William Alan Montevecchi 15 Gallup GG Jr, WA Montevecchi, E Swanson (1972) Motivational properties of mirror image stimulation in domestic chickens. Psychological Record 22: Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications (submitted) Montevecchi WA, J Wells, JE Maunder. English language vernacular names of the birds of Newfoundland and Labrador. Northeastern Naturalist Buren AD, Koen-Alonso M, Pepin P, Mowbray FK, Nakashima BS, Stenson GB, Ollerhead LMN,. Montevecchi WA. Linking ocean climate and the regulation of wasp-waist marine ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment Burke CM, Montevecchi WA, Hedd A, McFarlane-Tranquilla L, Regular PM, Robertson GJ, Wilhelm,SI Stable isotopes reflect seasonal and age-related shifts in the trophic niche of Dovekies. Marine Ecology Progress Series Chaulk KG, Chubbs TE, Phillips FR, Montevecchi WA. A review: Shifts in faunal range limits in the Labrador region, Canadian Field-Naturalist. Elliott KH, L McFarlane-Tranquilla, CM Burke, A Hedd, WA Montevecchi, WG Anderson. Year-round deployments of small geolocators increase corticosterone levels in murres. Marine Ecology Progress Series: under revision Garthe S, WA Montevecchi, J-F Rail Flight risks for seabirds at offshore wind farms. Journal of Environmental Management Garthe S, N Guse, WA Montevecchi, J-F Rail, F Grégoire Catching the fast and fatty: Flight altitudes and diving behaviour of northern gannets feeding on Atlantic mackerel. Marine Ecology Progress Series Regular PM, Hedd A, WA Montevecchi Must marine predators always follow scaling laws? Experience guides the foraging decisions of a pursuit-diving seabird. Animal Behaviour Young MA, DA Fifield, PW Thomas, WA Montevecchi A Newfoundland Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra percna): Likely evidence of Type 8 subspecies percna? North American Birds Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters Montevecchi WA, H Chaffey, CM Burke (2007) Hunting for security: Changes in marine bird exploitation in Newfoundland and Labrador. Pages in: C Parrish, S Solberg, N Turner (Editors). Resetting the Kitchen Table: Food Security in Canadian Coastal Communities. Nova Science, New York Montevecchi W (2006) Influences of artificial light on marine birds. Pages in: C Rich, T Longcore (Editors) Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. Island Press, Washington DC Montevecchi WA, S Garthe, GK Davoren (2006) Biophysical influences on seabird trophic assessments. Pages in: IL Boyd, S Wanless, CJ Camphuysen (Editors) Top Predators in Marine Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press UK Burke CM, GK Davoren, WA Montevecchi, FK Wiese. (2005) Surveys of seabirds on support vessel transects and at oil platforms on the Grand Bank. Pages in: P Cransford, K Lee (Editors). Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Effects Monitoring. Battelle, Columbus, Ohio

16 William Alan Montevecchi 16 Montevecchi W, D Cairns (2003) Gannet predation on post-smolt Atlantic salmon: Research implications opportunities. Pages in D Mills (Editor) Salmon at the Edge. Blackwell Science, Oxford UK Montevecchi WA, IJ Stenhouse (2003) Dovekie (Alle alle). In: A Poole, F Gill (Editors.) The Birds of North America. No Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Montevecchi WA (2002) Interactions between fisheries and seabirds. Pages in: EA Schreiber and J Burger (Editors). Biology of Marine Birds. CRC Press, Boca Raton Montevecchi WA (1997) Provehito in Altum: Things that money cannot buy: Tenure, responsibility and independent criticism. Pages in: J Black (Editor) The University As It Is/As It Could Be. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's Montevecchi WA, D Kirk (1996) Great Auk (Penguinus impennis). In: A Poole, F Gill (Editors) The Birds of North America, No. 260 Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Montevecchi WA (1993) Environmental assessment. Page in: J Jacobs, WA Montevecchi (Editors) Common Ground: Northern Peoples and the Environment. Institute of Economic and Social Research, Memorial University, St. John s Montevecchi WA (1987) Trends in 19 th century ornithology, exemplified by the research of Peter Stuwitz and John Cahoon in Newfoundland. Pages in: D Steele (Editor) Early Science in Newfoundland and Labrador. Sigma Xi, St. John's Montevecchi WA, J Gibson (1987) Illogic of long-term environmental poisoning approaches to terrestrial ecology. Pages in: L Coady (Editor) Fate and Effects of Forest Pesticides: The Newfoundland Experience. NW Atlantic Fisheries Centre, St. John's *Montevecchi WA, JM Porter (1980) Parental investments at the breeding area by seabirds with emphasis on gannets. Pages in: J Burger, B Olla, H Winn (Editors) Behavior of Marine Animals: Current Perspectives in Research. IV. Seabirds. Plenum, New York Edited Peer-Reviewed Volumes Jensen S, Chan K, Côté I, Dearden P, De Santo E, Fortin MJ, Guichard F, Haider W, Jamieson G, Kramer DL, McCrea-Strub A, Montevecchi WA, Mulrennan M, Roff J, Salomon A (2011) Sciencebased Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas and MPA Networks in Canada. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Vancouver 58 pages. Montevecchi WA (Editor) (1996) Studies of High-Latitude Seabirds. 4. Trophic Relationships and Energetics of Cold Water Endotherms. Canadian Wildlife Service Series 71 Montevecchi WA (Editor) (1993) Studies of High Latitude Seabirds. 3. Energy Demands of Eastern and Arctic Canadian Seabirds. by A Diamond, A Gaston, R Brown. Canadian Wildlife Service Series 70 Jacobs J, WA Montevecchi (1993) (Editors) Common Ground: Northern Peoples and the Environment. Institute of Economic and Social Research, Memorial University, St. John s Montevecchi WA, AJ Gaston (Editors) (1991) Studies of High Latitude Seabirds 1: Behavioural, Energetic and Oceanographic Aspects of Seabird Feeding Ecology. Canadian Wildlife Service Series 68 Books Monographs

17 William Alan Montevecchi 17 Montevecchi, W.A. (2012 under review) Seabird Capitals: The Ecological Seabird Reserves of Newfoundland and Labrador. Flanker Press, St. John s Cairns DK, WA Montevecchi, W Threlfall (1989) Researcher's guide to Newfoundland seabird colonies. Memorial University of Newfoundland Occasional Papers in Biology 14 Montevecchi WA, LM Tuck. (1987) Newfoundland Birds: Exploitation, Study, Conservation. Nuttall Ornithological Club, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Cairns DK, RD Elliot, W Threlfall, WA Montevecchi (1986) Researcher's guide to Newfoundland seabird colonies. Memorial University of Newfoundland Occasional Papers in Biology 10 Media Productions Montevecchi B (2005) CBC Radio Commentary - Oiled Seabirds and Bill C-15 Montevecchi B ( present) Monthly newspaper column Birds I View, Northeast Avalon Times Environmental issues, conservation and birds (see Montevecchi WA (1999) National CBC National Radio Commentary Godspeed: Newfoundland Sealers [Osprey 30: 48-49] Montevecchi WA (1999) Discovery TV Canada - Birds Eggs Montevecchi WA (1999) National CBC Radio Commentary Independent Observers of Offshore Oil Platforms Montevecchi WA (1997) Discovery TV (Canada) Seabird Ecology (4 presentations) Montevecchi WA (1996) Consultant - BBC/National Geographic People of the Sea film Montevecchi WA (1996) CBC Radio Commentary Newfoundland and Labrador Species at Risk Legislation Montevecchi WA (1994) Consultant - TV Ashini/Japan Marine Ecology (7/1994) Montevecchi WA (1991) CBC Radio Ideas Program - Seabirds: Oceanic Barometers [national broadcast 1991; rebroadcast 1993] Montevecchi WA (1990) Consultant - CBC TV -The Birds of Funk Island (11, 12/1990) Other Publications (Selected List) *invited Montevecchi B (2012) Review of The Kittiwake by J.C. Coulson. British Birds: in press Montevecchi B (2011) Hurricane Igor exemplifies the importance of accommodating environmental contingencies in developmental planning. Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Network 2010 Year in Review: 6-7 (lead article, invited) Stenhouse IJ, Evers D, Montevecchi WA (2011) NRDAR Deepwater Horizon Preliminary Data Report - Winter Open-Water Waterbirds - Bird Study #12 Final Field Progress Report Northern Gannet. Biodiversity Research Institute, Gorman, Maine.

18 William Alan Montevecchi 18 Montevecchi B (2010) Privilege and protection of the Grand Bank. Osprey 41: *Montevecchi WA (2006) Large predator assessments and forage species. Pages 14, 21 in: T Ward, M Geddes, S Mayfield (Editors) National Symposium Ecosystem Research, Fisheries Management. Australian Society Fish Biology Symposium, Adelaide, Sept 2004 Buren AD, M Koen-Alonso, WA Montevecchi, JT Anderson, B de Young, G Davoren (2006) Modeling trophic interactions of murres off the NE Newfoundland coast. ICES Conference (Maasticht) Report *Montevecchi B (2005) SOS - Save our seabirds. Downhomer 18 September: *Wren LS, WA Montevecchi (2004) COSEWIC Status Report: Newfoundland Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra percna). Committee Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa *Montevecchi WA (2003) Unsound comments about Smith Sound. UBC Fisheries Centre Fish Bytes 9(2): 2 *Montevecchi WA (2003) Great Auk. In: S Krech III, JR McNeill, C Merchant (Editors). Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, Volume 1. Routledge, New York *Chaffey H, WA Montevecchi, B Neis (2003) Integrating scientific and local ecological knowledge about eiders in Labrador. In: N Hagan, C Brignall, L Wood (Editors) Putting Fishers Knowledge to Work. UBC Fisheries Center Research Report 11: Mactavish B, JE Maunder, WA Montevecchi, J Wells, DA Fifield (2003) Checklist of Newfoundland Birds and Continental Shelf. Natural History Society, St. John s *Montevecchi WA, DK Cairns (2002) Episodic predation on post-smolt Atlantic salmon by gannets. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Technical Report 4: Davoren GK, WA Montevecchi, JT Anderson (2002) Hot spots of predators and prey on multiple scales in the NW Atlantic. ICES Conference Report CM 2002/N: 11 Montevecchi WA (2001) Seabirds. In: E Dettmer (Editor) Understanding Newfoundland. Johnson Family Foundation, St. John s (also published in French and German) *Montevecchi WA (2001) Seabirds as indicators of ocean pollution. In: J Steele, S Thorpe, K Turekian (Editors). Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. Academic Press, London *Burke C, G Davoren, WA Montevecchi, I Stenhouse (2001) Winging it back to the future: Reconstruction of NW Atlantic seabird diversity, distribution, abundance, Pages in: T Pitcher, M Vasconcellas, S Heymans, C Brignall, N Hagan (Editors). Information for past and present ecosystem models of BC and Newfoundland. UBC Fisheries Centre Research Report 10: Kerry M, WA Montevecchi, I Davidson (2001) Galapagos Oil Spill: An Accident that Should Not Have Happened. Canadian Nature Federation Report, Ottawa *Montevecchi WA (2000) Seabirds. In: A Bundy, GR Lilly, PA Shelton (Editors) Mass Balance Model - the Newfoundland Shelf. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries Aquatic Sciences 2310: *Montevecchi WA (1999) The last Great Auks: Lessons for the present. The Navigator 2: (reprinted from Evening Telegram, St. John s)

19 William Alan Montevecchi 19 *Montevecchi WA, AW Diamond, GK Davoren, F Huettmann, FK Wiese, J Linke (1999) Seabird Attraction to Offshore Platforms, Monitoring from Support Vessels: Review and Monitoring Designs. Report for Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), St. John s *Montevecchi WA (1998) Habitat selection. Pages in: G Greenberg, M Haraway (Editors) Encyclopedia of Comparative Psychology. Garland Publishers, New York *Montevecchi WA (1995) Submission to the public hearing on effects of military low-level flying on wildlife in Labrador and Quebec (24 October 1994). Osprey 27: Montevecchi WA, A Bourget, J Brazil, RI Goudie, A Hutchinson, B Johnson, P Kehoe, P Laporte, M McCollough, R Milton, N Seymour (1995) National Recovery Plan Harlequin Duck in E N America. Report 12. Recovery Nationally Endangered Wildlife, Ottawa * Montevecchi WA (1994) Uncertain science: The case for conservation. Evening Telegram (St. John's) (1 May): 19 *Montevecchi WA (1994) Great Auk cemetary. Natural History Magazine 103(8): 6-8. (lead article) Montevecchi WA, RA Myers. (1992) Monitoring fluctuations in pelagic fish availability with seabirds. Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee Research Document 92/94: 1-20 *Montevecchi WA (1989) Autobiology Review of Living with Seabirds by JB Nelson. Pacific Seabird Group Bulletin 16: 75 Montevecchi WA (1988) Natural History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Tuck/Walters Awards, 1987: Harold S. Peters and Roger Tory Peterson. Osprey 19: Montevecchi WA, C Peterson (1984) Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife Calendar. Robinson Blackmore, St. John's Montevecchi WA (1975) Behavioral and Ecological Factors Influencing Reproductive Success of a Salt Marsh Colony of Laughing Gulls. PhD Thesis, Rutgers University, New Jersey Research Funding Total Research Funds Awarded: $5,776,744 NSERC Discovery Grant ( ) Foraging and Migratory Ecology of Eastern Canadian Seabirds ($165,000) USFWS/BOEM (2012) Tracking northern gannets in Eastern North America and ($70,191) NSERC Discovery Grant Ship Time (2012) The Ecology of Focal Forage Fish and Its Impact on Marine Predators (PI GK Davoren; WAM Co-PI; $64,447) Wildlife Habitat Canada - Murre Fund ( ) Year-round Tracking of Murres ($92,220)

20 William Alan Montevecchi 20 University of Kiel (2012) Field Research Support ($5,000) Bird Life International (2012) Gill-net By-catch Workshop ($2,000) Fisheries and Oceans Canada Contract ( ) Food web relations of seals, cod and capelin ($107,000) Sikumiut Consulting Sub-Contract (Nalcor Energy) ( ) Seabird Occurrences in the Strait of Belle Isle Newfoundland ($18,000) Memorial University Undergraduate/Graduate Career Experience ( ) Seabird Ecology ($63,900) Canada Summer Jobs (2012) Seabird Ecology Positions ($4550) USFWS Work Plan (2011) Determining Oiling Rates and Mortality Rates of Wintering Open-Water Waterbirds from the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) Oil Spill (Bird Study 12) [Co-PI with D Evers, I Stenhouse, B Sigel, J Paruk, G Ford and 11 others; Northern Gannet component of work - $189,533] International Polar Year (IPY) Grant ( ) How Seabirds Can Help Detect Arctic Ecosystem Change (PI; Co-PIs AJ Gaston, GK Davoren, G Gilchrist, M Mallory, KA Hobson; $1,127,797) NSERC Discovery Grant Ship Time (2011) The Ecology of Forage Fish and Its Impact on Marine Predators (PI GK Davoren; WAM Co-PI; $90,984) NSERC Discovery Grant ( ) Foraging and Migratory Ecology of Eastern Canadian Seabirds ($169,400) Environment Canada Contribution Agreement ( ) Demographics, Movements and Risks of Seabirds in the NW Atlantic ($169,600) Fracflow Consulting Sub-Contract (Nalcor Energy) ( ) Effects of Wind-Farm in Ramea Newfoundland on Birds ($50,000) Wild Horizons Film Co. (Bristol, UK) (2011) Capelin and Seabird Interactions ($3,000) NSERC Research Tools and Instrumentation Grant Satellite Tags for Southern Hemisphere Migrants in the NW Atlantic ($47,205) (2010) NSERC Discovery Grant - Ship Time Ecology of Forage Fish and Impact on Marine Predators (2010) (PI GK Davoren; WAM Co-PI; $78,430) Private Donor (A Dalziel) (2010) Public Website Access - Tracking Satellite Tagged Northern Gannets ($500)

21 William Alan Montevecchi 21 NSERC Discovery Grant Ship Time (2009) Ecology of Forage Fish and Impact on Marine Predators [PI GK Davoren, WAM Co-PI; $60,605] NSERC - CHONE Network of Excellence ( ) Seabird Habitat and Biodiversity Changes ($58,500) Environmental Damages Fund, Environment Canada ( ) Murre Movements in Atlantic Canada ($20,000) Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency ( ) Funk Island/Great Auk Exhibit Fisheries Cooperative, Seldom-Come-By, Fogo Island ($22,092) Northern Studies Training Grant Student Support Murre Research Gannet Islands, Labrador ($9948) ( ) Canadian Wildlife Service Contract ( ) Murre Banding on Funk Island ($10,800) Newfoundland Labrador Parks Natural Areas ( ) Seabird Research Baccalieu Island ($11,500) NSERC Research Tools Instrumentation Grant ( ) Geo-locators for Migratory Atlantic Seabirds ($30,130) Nunatsiavut Torngat Wildlife and Fisheries Secretariat (2009) Raven/Gull Aggregations Nain, Labrador Airstrip ($5000) NSERC Discovery Grant ( ) Seabird Ecology: Intersecting Prey and Ocean Conditions ($210,000) Memorial University Publication Subvention (2008) Seabird Capitals: Ecological Reserves of Newfoundland and Labrador ($7,000) NSERC Strategic Grant ( ) Importance of Capelin in Sustaining NW Atlantic Trophic Interactions [PI; Co-PIs GK Davoren, JT Anderson, B deyoung, M Koen-Alonso; $685,259] Science Horizons Environment Canada (2006) Cape St. Mary s Seabird Project with D Cull, T Power, GJ Robertson; $9,000) Theodore L. Cross Private Donation (2005) Seabird Research and Scholarships ($23,000) NSERC Research Tools Instruments Grant ( ) Geo-locators to Track Migrating Seabirds ($21,298) Memorial University NSERC Research Tools Instruments Grant Supplement ( ) Geo-locators to Track Migrating Seabirds ($2,130) NSERC Operating Grant ( ) Birds as Bio-Indicators in Marine Ecosystems ($124,000)

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